at the rate we are burning our natural resorces . and dumping the our trash into the air and water how long will it take to destroy the earth we call home . no i'm not one of thoughs people running around screaming the sky is falling.. but i would just like to leave something to my grandchildrenand there children. think about it....
2007-08-23 13:43:48 · 3 answers · asked by thumper 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I would give up lights, television, chairs, a building, I would live on the beach or on a mountain side and look up into the sky at night. the mooon will be my night lite. It won't be long and all will be gone. worse than Sodom and Gomorrah,
2007-08-23 14:01:59 · answer #1 · answered by karen kremer smith 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're not really talking about saving the planet, we are talking about saving our way of life.
The planet will survive, it has for 4 plus billion years, and will for at least that long. We humans have been here for an insignificant period, whether we survive our own madness is a question that is open for discussion.
We as a species are living a lifestyle that is unsustainable in the long run. When we realize that we can have very little effect on changing what has already begun and must adapt to a changing world, we may survive for a few thousand more years.
The dinosaurs existed for over one hundred million years, it is doubtful we will continue for another ten thousand years.
2007-08-26 10:10:26 · answer #2 · answered by yeochief2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Earth will be fine. We can't "save" something that's been trucking for 4.55 billions years through everything imaginable. We might cause some detriment, but we're really wiping ourselves out, not the Earth. Once we're gone, she'll bounce back. She always has and she always will until the Sun consumes the solar system.
2007-08-23 20:49:18 · answer #3 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋